Born in 1978, Emmanuel Lwanga is a
sculptor based in Nsambya, Uganda.
My love for sculpting started early in childhood when I discovered that
I could make figures out of ant-hill soil from our home back yard that dried
when left under the sun to a state of permanency. Although I didn't keep up
with the sculpting due to lack of proper guidance, I was formally introduced to
it upon joining Micheal Angelo School of Creative Arts in 2003
Emmanuel holds a first
class degree in Industrial and Fine Art from Makerere University, Kampala,
Uganda in 2013 and a Diploma in Art and Design from Michelangelo College of
Creative Arts, Kisubi, Uganda.
I am a multimedia sculptor whose work ranges from traditional figurative to portraiture targeting many social issues. I love working with a variety of materials but with a stronger attachment to clay. This is because clay provides me with various alternatives due to its flexibility. Each work allows the viewer to ponder on our shared life journey. No two people experience anything exactly the same, yet a perfect stranger can walk up to a piece of art and experience such a strong connection.
Emmanuel's Catalogue
"I always believed story telling connects us to
one another and explains who we are. Working with seasoned sculptors for
several years has strengthened my desire to express common threads of human
experience.
This has greatly helped me to hone my use of imagery and gestures
as powerful narrative tools in my sculptural executions.
Working majorly with
clay allows me to create sculptural works in which a story can unfold
I work with the human form because while the figure is approachable, the
dimension of its inner psyche is infinitely complex to the viewer."
